One poem by this author states the "shepherds are honest people" and asks "is there in truth no beauty?" He compares his life to a posy in another poem, caring not if it is short as long as its scent is good. Another poem by this man remarks that "sweet day," "sweet rose" and "sweet spring" must all die, though a "sweet and virtuous soul" may live. Another poem compares "ropes of sand" to a "cage" which "petty thoughts have made." One of his best known poems compares the heart to the title object and the poem itself is 
One poem by this author states the "shepherds are honest people" and asks "is there in truth no beauty?" He compares his life to a posy in another poem, caring not if it is short as long as its scent is good. Another poem by this man remarks that "sweet day," "sweet rose" and "sweet spring" must all die, though a "sweet and virtuous soul" may live. Another poem compares "ropes of sand" to a "cage" which "petty thoughts have made." One of his best known poems compares the heart to the title object and the poem itself is (*) shaped like that object, while another discussing "the flight in me" contains the lines "that I became" and "most thin" which are literally the thinnist lines of the stanza. For 10 points, name this Metaphysical poet who penned The Pulley, The Collar, The Altar, and Easter Wings.
One poem by this author states the "shepherds are honest people" and asks "is there in truth no beauty?"
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